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Why Masking Still Matters
From the Key Messages: "[1] 'Masks are an essential part of our toolkit against COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019].' Face coverings reduce transmission by blocking the spray of droplets from talking, sneezing, coughing, singing, or shouting when worn over the mouth and nose. [2] 'Vaccinations are vital, but they don't confer 100% immunity, meaning that masks are still a critical intervention to protect the unvaccinated -- and indeed the vaccinated -- from contracting and spreading COVID-19.' [...] [3] 'Consistent mask-wearing is particularly key to reduce the spread of the virus among people who are asymptomatic or are yet to show symptoms.' [...] [4] 'Taking several measures together often provides a result far greater than the sum of their parts.' This is the case with vaccines, masking, hand-washing, ventilation, and other interventions. All help reduce the spread and the severity of this pandemic, together they might actually stop it. [5] 'Masks help reduce transmission which is key to reduce the risk of new variants.' [...] [6] 'To be effective, face mask use must be widespread and consistent over time and across geographies;' [...] [7] 'Face covering must not be perceived as a temporary measure but become a new social norm.' [...] [and 8] 'In order to achieve widespread understanding of the need for masking, consistent and clear public messaging on the importance of masking is vital to public adherence to mask wearing.' It is also key for general public trust in public health guidance and measures, including vaccines."
Pandemic Action Network
2021-07
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Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Getting from Vaccine Hesitancy to Acceptance
From the Introduction: "Since the start of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, the development of safe and effective vaccines that are affordable and equitably distributed around the globe has been a priority for the world. The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines will be a crucial step forward to end the deadly and costly COVID-19 pandemic, creating a healthier, safer, and more equitable future for humankind. Yet the development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines is only one of many hurdles. The success of this vaccination effort largely depends on strong, functional health systems as well as widespread acceptance in the population and willingness to be vaccinated. Yet skepticism about the adverse effects, safety, and the lack of efficacy of vaccines has been rising--and increasingly politicized--over the past decade, leading to the World Health Organization (WHO) listing vaccine hesitancy as one of the world's top ten global health threats in 2019, alongside climate change. In 2020, this has been supercharged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Differences in vaccine coverage between countries due to vaccine hesitancy could delay the world's ability to control the pandemic and restart the global economy."
Pandemic Action Network
2020-12-14
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New Multilateral Financing Mechanism for Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness
From the Overview and Context: "Health experts around the world have warned for years that countries, regional bodies, and global institutions must invest more in critical capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats -- and the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic lays bare how the current global health architecture was not prepared to prevent or respond with the necessary speed and force when the threat emerged. [...] Given this clear and present threat, multiple recent reports from an array of leading global health and finance experts have concluded that the world needs a new multilateral financing mechanism, or Fund, for global health security and pandemic preparedness. [...] In short, there is a broad consensus that urgent action is needed to mobilize significant new resources for global health security and pandemic preparedness through a new multilateral financing mechanism or Fund."
Pandemic Action Network
Glassman, Amanda, 1970-; Reynolds, Carolyn; Carson, Courtney . . .
2021-08
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